Legal Opinion

State v. Elliott

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 21, 2002No. 00-392PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart

¶1 Appellant Pamela Elliott appeals from a jury verdict in the Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Custer County, finding her guilty of deliberate homicide. We affirm.

¶2 Elliott raises the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying Elliott’s motion to dismiss for lack of probable cause?

¶4 2. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in denying Elliott’s motion to dismiss when it concluded that whether the infant was born alive or was stillborn was a factual determination to be made by the jury?

¶5 3. Did the District Court abuse its discretion in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. WeeksMontana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. FlackMontana Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. BrodniakMontana Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  4. State v. BowmanMontana Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. VillanuevaMontana Supreme Court · 2005

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